Power Book IV: Force’s first season concluded last weekend.
On the season, we see Tommy Egan (Joseph Sikora) in a brand new territory that he never entered. That is, Chicago. Unlike New York where he had many associates, that was not happening in the windy city. Tommy had no choice but to make new alliances, and new friends. They all could not trust him at first. However, as the time went by, Tommy Egan became a force to be reckoned with in Chicago.
Here to talk about the season one finale of Power Book IV: Force is Joseph Sikora.
The Knockturnal: The final battle at the end of the episode is epic as everyone went to war. Can you break down the behind the scenes on how this was prepared?
JS: “Oh, my God! I can. So that was shot at night and that took a couple of days that we had to shoot that thing. And you know how difficult that is to coordinate something like that. It takes somebody who’s the cinematic mastermind like Deon Taylor, who never stopped filming, even if it was footage that he didn’t necessarily know if he was going to use or not. If people weren’t ready, he’s like, ‘We’re going to film this and we’re going to film that.’ He was always constantly on the move. It took a lot of people staying together and on point. Tommy Flanagan was also a piece of inspiration. I think that you just saw the evolution of the Diamond character (portrayed by Isaac Keyes) Really come to life. And a lot of that was because Isaac and Deon really developed a great relationship and a lot of trust with each other and Deon was able to cultivate this wonderful performance that Isaac was able to put out in that finale. And I think it just it was just an amazing amalgamation of a lot of talent and I was so proud to be part of it.”
The Knockturnal: We got a few major deaths this season. The biggest of them all was Liliana. When did you find out that the character was going to be killed off?
JS: “Sometime in episode nine! Audrey Esparza, she’s a great actor, is a great person, a nice human being. And I really loved the development of the relationship between Tommy and Liliana. I thought it seemed very organic and real. And it takes a lot for Tommy to trust somebody. And I thought the slow evolution of continued loyalty between both of those characters to each other really made for a very organic and real relationship that I loved. The evolution also made that death. You can see in Tommy’s eyes and demeanor just how destroyed and distraught he was by the end.”
The Knockturnal: Another character that we see Tommy interact with is his nephew D-Mac. Because D-Mac is so young, Tommy sees potential in him the same way he saw potential in Tariq St.Patrick. Do you see any similarities in this?
JS: “You know, it’s interesting. I think there are some similarities to that. For Tariq, I think that he kind of almost saw Ghost in him in terms of just his excelled intelligence and just like, ‘wow, you know, you can do so much with this.’ But then just seeing the memory that Ghost is no longer with us and that ghost is gone. Tommy does not want D-Mac to go down that road and he knew another person with a Beautiful Mind which was Ghost, and he’s gone. You know, it’s like ‘get away from this. That’s just how it’s going to go for you. Don’t do it.’ And then we also saw that D-Mac is not about this life. Tommy told him that he is not a killer and this is a dangerous life. It’s a dangerous world. It’s unforgiving. It’s just that D-Mac could do something with that beautiful brain. And I really like that aspect. So I’m really excited to see where that goes.”
The Knockturnal: At the end of the finale, It is revealed that the agents in New York are beginning to investigate the ongoing conflict in Chicago. What did you think of this development when you watched the finale?
JS: “Well, I think that we just showed once again that even though it seemed like Tommy is on an island, no man is an island, and that this power universe is truly the Power universe. I think that if everything would have stuck in New York, I think then that’s the Power world. But to break out of the five boroughs is really what makes the Power universe, you know, from the world to the universe.But it’s still all part of the same universe. So there is the interconnectedness. I thought that was exciting and fun. And it doesn’t necessarily mean that even if you work for law enforcement, that you have the best intentions or that you’re the purest of heart as well. So it doesn’t necessarily mean that if the law catches up with Tommy, that that’s the end of Tommy. That might just be the beginning of something else.”
